Museoception is a space for critical reflection on museums and cultural policy in what is now known as Canada.
Moooooseum Visit
Welcome to my first post reflecting on museum visits! I am starting with a fairly short post on the Toronto Zoo (my kid’s favorite “mooooooseum”). Background We have been to the zoo twice this year. In January, we lucked out and got a free ticket to the Zoo through the Toronto Public Library’s Museum +…
Keep readingReflecting on Museum Visits
I’m back! Parenting full time involves much less writing than I originally planned and hoped. That being said, I have the privilege of time to visit a lot of museums, which is amazing! So far this year, I have visited 22 museums: During these visits, I am seeing so many interesting exhibits and would like…
Keep readingFunding through Policy Attachment: A New Chapter
A chapter I wrote before parental leave – “Funding through Policy Attachment: An Examination of Funding for the Dawson City Museum” – was recently published. Abstract: Using the Dawson City Museum as a case study, the chapter considers the ways community museums engage in policy attachment for survival and growth due to limitations within existing…
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